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Boeing passed up bidding on a planned commercial variant of NASA’s Space Launch System Moon rocket for the U.S. Space Force’s NSSL Phase 3 program.
Space

By Tony Osborne
European missile manufacturer MBDA has paired advanced anti-armor missiles with uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), enabling targets to be struck beyond line of sight.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin F-35s will become more expensive over the next four years, with flyaway prices rising 16-18% depending on the variant.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Latvian airline airBaltic’s training arm has signed a letter of intent with Diamond Aircraft to purchase three eDA40 electric training aircraft.
Maintenance & Training

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says the budget plan for maintaining its fleet is “not executable” and needs to be fixed now.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
DARPA has awarded Redwire a contract, as part of the agency’s Otter program, to be the prime mission integrator for a very low-Earth orbit spacecraft.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Belgium has ordered the military version of Airbus’ H145 utility helicopter to help modernize the fleets of its military and law enforcement agencies.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
The tender moves the 5.8-metric ton Light Combat Helicopter, also known as Prachand, closer to a long-awaited order for full-rate production.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Guy Norris
Located at Piedmont Triad International Airport, the facility is sized for an initial rate of 33 aircraft per year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Northrop Grumman's high-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) has arrived at the Northern Territory’s RAAF Base Tindal in Australia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Senators want a U.S. Space Force program executive office to manage the acquisition of satellites that can track both air and ground moving targets from orbit.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
RTX is no longer building satellites in the first phase of the U.S. Space Force’s missile-tracking satellite constellation.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The Missile Defense Agency reports it has launched a Hypersonic Testbed to demonstrate a new experimental testing platform.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
The next step is to distinguish between GPS jamming and spoofing, which is less common but more challenging to detect.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
The Defense Innovation Unit launched a competition on June 14 on the Navy’s behalf, calling for written responses to an urgent request in two weeks.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
A flex shaft for the A350’s high lift system has become the most complex 3D-printed metal part to be approved for series production by Airbus and EASA.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
NASA and Boeing plan to add at least four days to the ongoing CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The NASA spacewalk outside the International Space Station that was postponed on June 13 has been rescheduled for June 24.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s Air Force is still evaluating aerial tanker options after 2023 visits from U.S. and French military delegations.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway have been approved to acquire hundreds of Raytheon Amraam missiles to equip combat aircraft and ground-based air defenses.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Intensifying budget pressures are forcing USAF to “take another look” at spending plans for its prized Next Generation Air Dominance fighter, says Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has selected Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance (ULA), and SpaceX as the three service providers for Phase 3 of the NSSL program.
Space

By Michael Bruno
The private-equity owners of Belcan, an engineering services provider to several marquee aerospace and defense companies, have sold the company to Cognizant.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain